15. Essay A Visit to a Hill Station (10th/12/2nd Year/BA/B. Sc) by AG Ahmad

 Essay No. 15

-- A Visit to Hill Station --

“A Visit to a Hill Station” is an exciting experience. It gives a chance to live in the lap of Nature. In direct touch of nature, we can feel a divine peace and calmness in mind. It makes us feel to be lucky among millions who are over busy in world by affairs. It is said,

“May brooks and trees and singing hills join in the chorus too,

and every gentle wind that blows send happiness to you”.

Pakistan is a hot country. It is terribly hot during the months of May and June. The northern plains of Pakistan are very hot in these months. Hence a trip to some hill station is always tempting. Everybody likes to go somewhere in the lap of Nature to keep himself away from the intense heat of the plains. As it is wisely said,

“All I want is a place to call my own,

to mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone”.

But those who have money only they go to hills to enjoy their time whole heartedly. The hills not only give relief from heat but are also useful for health. God seems to smile through the beautiful and lovely scenes of Nature. As it is rightly said,

“God has a reason for allowing things to happen.

We may never understand God's wisdom but we simply have to trust God's will.

God bless you all the way”.

In Northern Pakistan, there are many hill stations like Swat, Murree and Kagan etc. I had a great desire to visit Swat. So, I with my friends, made a programme to spend summer at Swat. We reached Swat in the morning in the month of June by bus. We made arrangements for our stay in a private house. It was on the top of the hill. As it is said,

“There is a green hill far away,
Without a city wall,
Where Allah has shown His extraordinary creations”.

The surroundings of the house were very charming. We could see the beauty of nature and hills. The pure air and greenery of the hills made us fresh. As it is rightly said,

“I could not take picture of green rolling hills

which made me happy”.

We had heard that rainy days of Swat are more enjoyable. Hence we took pleasure of showers when it rained one day or two. As it is wisely said,

“On the idle hill of summer,
Sleepy with the flow of streams”.

It made us feel sensations of deeper joy. We came back, changed our clothes and took coffee. Swat attracts a number of tourists due to its natural beauty. The Mall Road of Swat and Kagan hills are always full of visitors during summer season. As it is rightly said,

“After climbing a great hill,

one only finds that there are many more hills to climb”.

        Mall Road is also found full of activity in the evenings. With unforgettable memory, we came back to Lahore. The visit is still fresh in my mind. It has been a memorable visit, because it was a pleasure trip for me. As it is wisely said,

 “Graze on my lips, and if those hills are dry,

Stray lower where the pleasant fountains lie”.

Our return journey by bus was accompanied by our old and new experience of this visit. It was no less thrilling. We were charmed by the night beauty of the city. Swat city's houses were twinkling like stars in the sky. As it is rightly said,

“If you are looking down while you are walking,

it is better to walk up hill the ground is nearer”.